Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-09-30

the COW in question was seven years old
and was presented TO her by her brother
when a calf about four weeks old. That
her husband went and got IL, and il was
ever after kept 10y her for family use, and
was always treated and recognized as her
COW by her husband and others. That up
ON the death of her husband the defendant,
as his administrator, took possession Of the
same as the property Of her husbands es-
tate and appropriated the same towards the
payment of his debts
The evidence Of the defendant tended to
show that the COW in question was in fact
the property of the plaintiffs husband in
his life time, and at his decease passed 10
him as his administrator. Judgment for
the plaintiff ! cent damages.
Cudworth and Walker for plaintiff.
Waterman & Martin for defendant
JdmeS q. Smith rs. Ira Smith This was
an action of replevin for n one horse trav-
erse sled. The plaintiffs evidence tended
to show that the sled in question was at
tached at the suit of the defendant against
the plaintiff. That plaintiff was butcher
by trade and kept a meat market and that
he had this sled in constant use in his bust
ness when snow was on the ground, in
transporting sheep, etc, for slaughter, and
in carrying away and disposing Of pelts,
hides, tallow, etc. The court held that the
traverse sled was exempt from attachment
and execution, and directed judgment to
be entered for the plaintiff
Brown and Read for the plaintiff. Allbee
and Eddy for the defendant.
Hattie r., Smith and james o. Smith rs.
Ira SBiih.-Ihis was an action Of replevin
for one five-y ears-od chestnut mare The
evidence on the part of the plaintiff tended
10 show that in 1876 the said James o. gave
~ his wife, the said Hattie f., mare
which he had formerly owned that at
that time said James o. was owing debts Of
no considerable amount, and none which he
was not abundantly able TO pay that the
mare in question was foaled in 1880, had al
ways been treated and known as the colt
and in later years as the mare Of the plain
tiff Hattie that she procured said colt to
he broken and paid therefor and had since
used it as a family horse that in the fall
of 1888 the defendant procured it to be at
tached upon writ in his favor and against
her husband, the said James o., whereupon
she caused it to be replevied and had since
had it in her possession.
The evidence on the part of the defend
ant tended TO show that at the time Of the
pretended gift of the old mare to the said
Hattie f., by her husband he was owing "a
large amounts of debts and had been owing
debts ever since that the chestnut mare
in controversy was the property of the said
James o. that he had always paid for it's
keeping, and paid the man who broke the
same that it had been treated as the hus-
bands, and he had mortgaged it with other
! property at one time to secure creditors of
| his, with the full knowledge of his wife
| that it was not until the said James q. be.
came so badly involved that he was in fail
ing circumstances that the plaintiffs wife
asserted any title to the mare in question
! that her claim was a mere pretence and a
| fraud upon her husbands creditors Judg-
ment for plaintiff 1 cent damages.
Brown and Read for the plaintiff. Allbee
and Eddy for the defendant.
Further divorces granted were Damon c.
| Twitcbell from Jennie Twitchell, and War
rem S Ballou from Clara S. Ballou for will
| full desertion Elizabeth A. Newcome from
John II Newcome, Clara +. Morse from
Henry A. Morse and Laura l.. Dorset from
Joseph Dorset for intolerable severity.
WIN. +. Dickinson rs. Brdtteboro Tool
| Co.-Heard on report of a referee. Judg-
ment for plaintiff to recover $2j7G7 dam
ages
L. w. Reud, assignee RS Charles T.
| Wheeler Est-Heard on report of referee.
Judgment for the plaintiff to recover $685.
damages
Same assignee re- Leris p. Moody-
| Heard on report of referee. Judgment for
| plaintiff TO recover $261S ~ damages
Moses johnson RS. VIM. r. GiedSOn.-
| Heard ON report Of referee, Judgment for
! the plaintiff n recover $50 damages.
The court adjourned without day Thurs
| day noon